Greenwich High School

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Greenwich High School
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Greenwich, CT
Information
TypePublic
School districtGreenwich Public Schools
PrincipalAlan J. Capasso
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,715 [1]
Color(s)Red and white
MascotCardinals
Websitewww.greenwichschools.org/ghs


Greenwich High School is a four-year public high school in Greenwich, Connecticut. The school is part of the Greenwich Public Schools system and serves roughly 2,800 students from the five "areas" of town: Byram, Cos Cob, Greenwich, Old Greenwich and Riverside.

GHS offers over 295 courses and a wide variety of co-curricular activities.

'Houses'

Incoming 9th-grade students are randomly assigned to one of five houses: Bella, Cantor, Clark, Folsom, and Sheldon. Those with older siblings concurrently attending the school have the option to join their sibling's house or enter the randomized lottery. Each house has its own housemaster, as well as its own guidance counselors and other support services for students. Each house is considered, for the purposes of College Board testing (SAT, AP) and other standardized testing, a separate school and carries a unique CEEB school code. Each house, with the exception of Cantor, is one floor and contains three secretaries, three guidance counselors, classrooms, teachers' offices, a housemaster, a learning center aide, a resource room, and a teachers' room. Cantor House has all of these, but consists of two smaller floors. The houses adjoin a one-acre enclosed area called the Student Center, which serves as the cafeteria and is also the place students congregate between classes and during opens.

Interscholastic Athletics

There are 50 GHS varsity sports teams. The Greenwich High School mascot is the Cardinal. GHS is a member of the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference (FCIAC)and the Interscholastic Sailing Association. GHS competes in the Class LL league in CT, which is the league for the largest schools.

Extracurricular Activities

GHS has a number of extracurricular activities including:

Notable alumni

External links

  1. ^ Greenwich Public Schools: About GHS
  2. ^ Hagey, Keach, "A familiar face to speak at Greenwich High graduation", article in The Advocate of Stamford, Connecticut, p A3, Stamford edition, June 8, 2007
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